Pope Leo XIV is facing his first major crisis with traditionalist Catholics. A breakaway group attached to the traditional Latin Mass, the Society of St.

Pope Leo XIV encouraged young priests on Wednesday to continue to serve the Lord with enthusiasm, even if they do not immediately see the results of their work, and to share their difficulties with other priests.

The Pope told the Pontifical Academy for Life it is hypocritical to call health a universal value while ignoring policies that drive disparities.

Pope Leo XIV led his first Ash Wednesday procession and prayer service at the Vatican. In his first Lenten message as Pope -- the Pontiff called on Christians to embrace listening, fasting, and community -- while practicing what he described as an often overlooked form of abstinence.

A few months ago, Kevin Matthews talked with CBS News Chicago about his documentary “Broken Mary” about his discovery of a broken statue of a Catholic saint in a dumpster. Recently, Matthews met Pope

Pope Leo XIV said the successor of Peter must retain “complete freedom to speak the truth, denounce injustice, defend the rights of the weakest, promote peace,” and proclaim Jesus Christ amid “the troubled times in which we live.”

Pope Leo XIV opened the Catholic church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over the Ash Wednesday Mass in Rome.